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January 2016 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study found that acute stress in rats inhibits hair growth, likely through increased cortisol levels and activation of the substance P-mast cell pathway.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study used single-cell and spatial transcriptomic profiling to identify specific molecular markers in human follicular dermal papilla cells, enhancing understanding of their role in hair follicle development.
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June 2013 in “Biomaterials” This study developed a 3D engineered hair follicle model that mimics the native hair bulb and may aid in drug screening for hair growth therapies.
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April 1995 in “PubMed” This study found that dermal papilla cells from beard and axillary hair follicles can produce androgen-dependent factors that stimulate proliferation in adjacent follicular epithelial cells under testosterone influence.
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July 2006 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study found that testosterone significantly stimulated the proliferation of outer root sheath cells when co-cultured with beard or axillary dermal papilla cells, but not with cells from occipital scalp hair follicles.